Our long national nightmare is over.
The NFL announced on Monday that Tom Brady’s jerseys from Super Bowl 51 and Super Bowl 49 have been found, thanks to the help of the NFL security department, the FBI, the Texas Rangers, and the Houston Police Department.
According to the NFL’s statement, the jerseys “were found in the possession of a credentialed member of the international media.” The Austin American-Statesman reports that the jerseys were found in Mexico.
Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported that the jersey was “stolen by someone posing as international media member.”
Former Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo tweeted about finding the jerseys:
Proud @houstonpolice Major Offenders Divison traced Brady Jersey to Mexico & it has been recovered with help of FBI & Mexican authorities.
— Chief Art Acevedo (@ArtAcevedo) March 20, 2017
The Super Bowl 51 jersey went missing almost immediately after the game last month. Brady said he set it down at his locker and it was gone when he returned. The NFL and Houston police then began looking for it.